Assignment:
Write a 6 to 8 page essay in response to the following prompt:
What is Arendt's critique of Marx's theory of labor? To what extent do the other prescribed readings support or contest Arendt's position?
You should demonstrate detailed knowledge of AT LEAST FOUR prescribed readings from modules 1 and 2 (Marx, Arendt, and two others).
Modern theories of work and leisure
Readings
Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer, "The culture industry" (1944), marxists.org
Hannah Arendt, "Labor" and "Work", The Human Condition (1958) (PDF on D2L)
Herbert Marcuse, "Subverting forces - in transition," An Essay on Liberation (1969)
Richard Sennett, "Prologue" and "Conclusion," The Craftsman (2008) (PDF on D2L)